Law Enforcement

Curated Spanish–English law enforcement terminology resources from the Spanish by Topic database. Every entry lists how many terms it contains, a credibility rating, and a vocabulary level, so you can judge a resource before you open it.

17 resources across 8 subcategories, together covering roughly 6,851 terms. Links marked Archived copy point to the Internet Archive because the original page is no longer online.

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Drugs  ·  Firearms  ·  General  ·  Human Trafficking  ·  Organized Crime  ·  Police  ·  Sexual Assault  ·  Weapons

Drugs 3

Funded by the European Union, Language Engineering (LE-2238) Program

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingual

Translations of the generic names of narcotic drugs. Does not include street names. Compiled by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingualArchived copy
Credibility HighAdvancedBilingualArchived copy

Firearms 3

Brief list (66 entries) of basic terminology related to firearms.

Credibility HighAdvancedBilingual
170
terms
Credibility MediumIntermediateBilingual

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingual

General 3

Vocabulary page from the Federal government's website for on-line Spanish-language training for law enforcement personnel

Credibility HighIntermediateBilingualArchived copy

17 basic terms defined, plus links to three other basic lists of words and phrases related to police work (Vocabulary for Law Enforcement, Types of Crime / Criminals, Vocabulary – Police Emergency)

Credibility MediumBasicBilingualArchived copy
Credibility MediumBasicBilingual

Human Trafficking 4

26 entries. Developed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Credibility HighAdvancedBilingual

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingual

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingual

8 entries. Developed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Credibility HighAdvancedBilingual

Organized Crime 1

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Credibility HighAdvancedMultilingual

Police 1

171 basic terms and phrases related to police work.

Credibility MediumIntermediateBilingualArchived copy

Sexual Assault 1

136 entries.Developed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Credibility HighAdvancedBilingual

Weapons 1

Credibility MediumAdvancedBilingual
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